The Olympic Games is the sort of sporting event where you expect to see hurdles jumped, javelins thrown and weights lifted. You might even catch some synchronised swimming if you are lucky. However, can you imagine settling down to watch some Olympic competitors pick up their gaming controllers instead? This is exactly what would happen if the man behind the massively...
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The London 2012 Olympics kicked off today with the opening ceremony which include live performances from Sir Paul Mccartney, The Arctic Monkeys alongside cameos from David Beckham, Brad Pitt, Rowen Atkinson and Daniel Craig to name but a few. Google has also carried on their daily tradition of adding a themed Doodle; todays revolves around archery and features a female...
Broadband network provider Virgin Media will be setting up free Wi-Fi to Underground stations in London for the duration of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The company, who won the contract to supply free broadband to commuters, will be fitting 120 tube stations with Wi-Fi. But once the Olympic Games are over, it will begin charging users by the minute. Around 80 tube stations...
The BBC is now facing a dilemma over whether or not to screen any event from the 2012 Olympics in 3D, admitted the corporation’s head of high definition and 3D. Fresh from its successful 3D broadcast of the Wimbledon tennis championships, the company now faces a decision on how to give 3D coverage of the Olympics. Danielle Nagler, head of BBC HD and 3d, said that...
The 2012 London Olympics will be bringing new and exciting technology to the UK, an announcement has revealed that the channel tunnel will be fitted with mobile 3G coverage similar to that that will also be installed on the London Underground. Travellers on the channel tunnel will no longer suffer wireless blackout when travelling between the UK and France, the new coverage...